Filmmaker-actor RJ Balaji’s latest film Karuppu is enjoying a strong run at the box office following its release last week. Starring Suriya, Trisha Krishnan and RJ Balaji, the film has emerged as the first Tamil movie in the last nine months to cross the ₹100-crore mark in Tamil Nadu alone. Within just a week of release, the film has also surpassed ₹200 crore in worldwide collections.

Tamil Nadu distributor Sakthivelan confirmed the achievement on X, calling it a landmark moment in his distribution career. Sharing the update, he wrote, “A historic milestone in my distribution journey. With #Karuppu crossing ₹100 CRORE in the Tamil Nadu Box Office, this is truly an emotional and proud moment beyond words.”

The film earned ₹113.85 crore net across India during its first week, while its eight-day domestic total has reached ₹121.65 crore. A major share of the revenue has come from the Tamil version, although the Telugu-dubbed release, titled Veerabhadrudu, has also been performing steadily. Trade tracker Sacnilk reported that the film collected around ₹60 crore from overseas markets, pushing its global gross to ₹200.86 crore.

This means that Karuppu has become the first film in nine months to cross the ₹100 crore mark in Tamil Nadu. The last time this happened was when Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ensemble film Coolie, headlined by Rajinikanth, was released in August last year. Coolie had collected ₹285.01 crore net in India and ₹518 crore worldwide. It had collected around ₹144 crore in Tamil Nadu alone.

‘Karuppu’, starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, hit theatres worldwide on May 14.Directed by RJ Balaji, who also plays the principal antagonist, the film has been marketed as a mass entertainer blending fantasy, courtroom drama and political overtones.